The idea behind "The Purge" is so in-your-face simple I'm amazed it hasn't
been done before, (well, it has actually, in everything from "The Night of the Living Dead" to "Assault on Precinct 13"). It's set in the America
of 2022 when virtually all crime has been eliminated except for one
night of the year when the Government allow people to kill whoever they
wish without fear of prosecution; in other words, purging themselves of
all aggression and releasing the beast within. It's a scary idea but
it's not really a scary film as Ethan Hawkes and family find themselves
besieged in their well-fortified home as murderous gangs gather outside.
There's nothing original here; in one form or another this is a plot
that has been flogged to death. It has its moments but they are few; a
good idea, badly executed.
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
THE PURGE no stars
The idea behind "The Purge" is so in-your-face simple I'm amazed it hasn't
been done before, (well, it has actually, in everything from "The Night of the Living Dead" to "Assault on Precinct 13"). It's set in the America
of 2022 when virtually all crime has been eliminated except for one
night of the year when the Government allow people to kill whoever they
wish without fear of prosecution; in other words, purging themselves of
all aggression and releasing the beast within. It's a scary idea but
it's not really a scary film as Ethan Hawkes and family find themselves
besieged in their well-fortified home as murderous gangs gather outside.
There's nothing original here; in one form or another this is a plot
that has been flogged to death. It has its moments but they are few; a
good idea, badly executed.
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